dronecowgirl: Otto Marseus van Schrieck, A Forest Floor Still-Life (1666)
24th May 2013✧09:13626 notes
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taf-art: Illustration from a Tacuinum Sanitatis (14th century).  omg i wish i could keep bees! not enough space in my yard though.
15th May 2013✧16:36420 notes
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nataliakoptseva: Jacob van Walscappelle - Flowers in a Glass Vase Detail
12th May 2013✧15:303,373 notes
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beetle patterns. the colors are so wonderful!!
21st Apr 2013✧12:481,549 notes
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nkhvedelidze: Willem van AelstVase of Flowers, 1658 so vibrant
26th Mar 2013✧13:153,040 notes
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mythologyofblue: Joris Hoefnagel, Animalia Rationalia et Insecta, Flemish, 1575-1580. National Gallery of Art, Plate LIV. Images from here. so delicate, makes me think of the gallivespians
13th Mar 2013✧17:4228 notes
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Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis), Plate XLIII by Joris Hoefnagel (Georg Hufnagel), c. 1575-1580Also these little guys are adorable
13th Mar 2013✧16:0994 notes
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In the library, getting distracted… - @emelineallen-
13th Feb 2013✧15:3027 notes
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bees are the coolest: they have queens, their hives are built on a  hexagonal blueprint, they make honey. 
11th Feb 2013✧09:511,910 notes
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For summer explorations - @emelineallen- 
6th Feb 2013✧11:5415 notes
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Opaque  by  andbamnan